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Nalini Subhasni Prasad

Auckland,New Zealand

Summary

Experienced with providing compassionate patient care and support. Utilizes effective communication and problem-solving skills to enhance patient well-being. Strong understanding of healthcare protocols and collaborative teamwork.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Health Care Assistant

Rescare Homes Trust
04.2023 - Current
  • Company Overview: Rescare is a place where we all learn to appreciate each other – staff, residents and families – and that gives us all more understanding of each other and greater acceptance of people with difference
  • Roll of a support worker in Rescare Homes Trust.
  • Provision of Client support
  • I deliver quality support as outlined in the relevant individual support plans. Including
  • Social, vocational, cultural, spiritual, dietary, health and safety, special concerns, clinical needs and any other special needs of the people we support.
  • Supervision requirements proposed to manage risk and health and safety of our clients, staff and any other stake holders.
  • General nature of support is provided.
  • I ensure that the support that I provide to my clients is in line with and enables:
  • Individual goals set and strategies for how they are to be achieved.
  • Timeframes for implementations
  • Risk factors and strategies to minimize each risk.
  • The holistic needs of the individual and with respect for their dignity
  • Ensure that support meets the required standards and reflects the appropriate support plans.
  • Take all appropriate steps to ensure that clients are enabled to organize and control their living environment.
  • Work within the supervision of multidisciplinary teams to ensure that any clinical or care management needs are identified and plans put in place to manage these.
  • Delivery of client and service support
  • I provide support clients with all aspects of bathing, grooming, mobility and toileting (as required)
  • Behavioral management – provide support and demonstrate, strategies for managing challenging behavior to protect the Client themselves and others
  • Medication assistance – assist clients with the safe management of medications ensuring compliance with the company policies And procedures
  • Assisted with patient hygiene, physical comfort, eating, and drinking, and mobility while observing and reporting specific changes.
  • Lifted patients using appropriate equipment in accordance with moving and handling policy.
  • Reduced risk of infections by adhering to strict hygiene protocols during all aspects of care delivery.
  • Maintained clean environment with due consideration to health and safety issues and infection control policy.
  • Upheld infection control and prevention policies across different patient-facing areas.
  • Supported needs of 6 residents under long-term care.
  • Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
  • Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture.
  • Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
  • Observed patients under care conditions to help identify symptoms, responses to treatments and progress with goals.
  • Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
  • Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
  • Coordinated with healthcare professionals to update patient records, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
  • Monitored and recorded patient vitals, providing critical data for healthcare professionals to assess patient health.
  • Improved patient satisfaction with compassionate care and attentive listening to concerns and needs.
  • Contributed to team meetings with insights on patient care plans, ensuring unified approach to health management.
  • Supported healthcare teams in emergency situations, demonstrating agility and readiness to respond to patient needs.
  • Provided emotional support to patients and families, fostering positive atmosphere in challenging times.
  • Enhanced patient comfort and safety by meticulously following hygiene protocols and assisting with daily living activities.
  • Improved patient care delivery by contributing to development of patient care plans.
  • Administered medication under supervision, ensuring adherence to healthcare plans and contributing to patient recovery.
  • Assisted with nutritional planning, ensuring patient diets supported health and recovery goals.
  • Supported patients'' physical therapy goals through guided exercises and range of motion activities.
  • Responded swiftly to emergency situations, providing prompt assistance while following established protocols until professional help arrived onsite.
  • Delivered high standard of holistic care to patients to promote equality and dignity.
  • Enhanced patient comfort by providing personal care services such as bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with patients and families, fostering an environment of trust and open communication that facilitated better healthcare experiences.
  • Contributed to efficient patient care by accurately documenting medical information and maintaining up-to-date records.

Support Worker

NZ Community Living
06.2019 - Current
  • Company Overview: Provide quality support that maintains the highest dignity, respect, and quality of life for people with a disability living in NZ care services. Provide compressive support for people with disability who are living in residential homes in the community.
  • Roll of a support worker in NZ Community Living.
  • Provision of Client support
  • I deliver quality support as outlined in the relevant individual support plans. Including
  • Social, vocational, cultural, spiritual, dietary, health and safety, special concerns, clinical needs and any other special needs of the people we support.
  • Supervision requirements proposed to manage risk and health and safety of our clients, staff and any other stake holders.
  • General nature of support is provided.
  • I ensure that the support that I provide to my clients is in line with and enables:
  • Individual goals set and strategies for how they are to be achieved.
  • Timeframes for implementations
  • Risk factors and strategies to minimize each risk.
  • The holistic needs of the individual and with respect for their dignity
  • Ensure that support meets the required standards and reflects the appropriate support plans.
  • Take all appropriate steps to ensure that clients are enabled to organize and control their living environment.
  • Work within the supervision of multidisciplinary teams to ensure that any clinical or care management needs are identified and plans put in place to manage these.
  • Delivery of client and service support
  • I provide support clients with all aspects of bathing, grooming, mobility and toileting (as required)
  • Behavioral management – provide support and demonstrate, strategies for managing challenging behavior to protect the Client themselves and others
  • Medication assistance – assist clients with the safe management of medications ensuring compliance with the company policies And procedures

Support Worker – Intellectual Disability Empowerment in Action

IDEA Services
03.2017 - 06.2019
  • Roll of a support worker in IDEA Services
  • To undertake these responsibilities in line with the values, standards, and principles of ihc by:
  • Maintaining respect, a positive attitude, and professionalism in all actions
  • Using common sense and good judgment
  • Participating as a member of a team
  • Demonstrating understanding, openness, and commitment to a common goal
  • Following ihc policies and principles and asking if unsure
  • Vocational / Residential
  • I teach induvial with an intellectual disability to grow and increase their independence by:
  • Support them to learn skills for daily living.
  • Making sure they learn other skills that support them to be part of their community.
  • Supporting them to make decisions and choices.
  • Encouraging them to have cultural experiences.
  • I support induvial with an intellectual disability to stay healthy and well by:
  • Meeting their day-to-day health and medical needs.
  • Providing personal care.
  • Maintaining a safe environment.
  • Being a key worker.
  • Helping them to plan and achieve their goals.
  • Making sure they can be part of a family and have relationships.
  • Helping them to make positive choices about their lifestyles.
  • Supporting people with personal and intimate care.
  • Support a person to go to health appointments (e.g. Doctors, dentists and podiatrists).
  • I support induvial with an intellectual disability to connect with their communities by:
  • Developing and maintaining community links.
  • Helping them to connect with their family/whanau and friends.
  • Supporting people with age-related needs (e.g. Transport, training, and help with homework.)
  • Providing overnight support for people.
  • Supporting and developing skills for young people and adults to access their communites.
  • Teaching a person, the skills they need for work.
  • Teaching skills needed for daily living.
  • Equipment used:
  • Mobile Hoist (floor hoist, floor lift).
  • Sling.
  • Wheelchair.
  • Vehicle Hoist.
  • Glucometer
  • Thermometer
  • Dina map

Colonial War Memorial Hospital – Anderson Maternity Unit
12.2016 - 11.2008
  • Gynae Clinic – (Acting sister 01/04/2010 to 30/06/2010 and 04/02/2014 to 31/12/2014)
  • Antenatal Ward
  • Gynae Clinic
  • Woman’s Surgical Ward
  • Labour Ward
  • ALL WARDS – Duties Performed
  • Colonial War Memorial Hospital is a government-owned hospital with 148 beds.
  • It is the main teaching hospital in Central Division and has the largest maternity unit in Fiji called Anderson Maternity Unit.
  • In its birthing unit, it has highly trained professional midwives.
  • Colonial War Memorial Hospital caters for Medical and Nursing students and professionals from neighbouring Pacific Islands like Tuvalu and Nauru.
  • All wards the nurse reports to the sister in charge of the ward.
  • Assist medical officers in complex investigations.
  • Inform patients on the importance of continuity of care at the clinic.
  • Monitoring of the fetus- by CTG
  • Administer medications and intravenous infusion fluids to women as per the treatment sheet.
  • Equipment's Used
  • Sphygmomanometer, Cardiac monitor, Incubators, Ventolin inhaler machine, Scales - infant and adult, Infusion pump, Doppler, CTG-cardiograph, Vital signs monitor, Suction machine, Syringe pumps, Pulse Ox Meter, Infusion pump, Suction Machine

Taveuni Sub-divisional Hospital
01.2004 - 04.2003

Education

Graduate Diploma of Nursing Pacific - Nursing

Whitireia Polytechnic
New Zealand
07-2024

Skills

  • Time management
  • Patient care
  • Patient-focused care
  • Supporting personal needs
  • Empathy and compassionate care

Accomplishments

That was an incredible milestone in my nursing journey! Having my case study considered for publication in a nursing journal is a testament to my dedication, expertise, and contributions to the field. It means that my insights and research could potentially inform and inspire other healthcare professionals, shaping best practices and improving patient care.


Timeline

Health Care Assistant

Rescare Homes Trust
04.2023 - Current

Support Worker

NZ Community Living
06.2019 - Current

Support Worker – Intellectual Disability Empowerment in Action

IDEA Services
03.2017 - 06.2019

Colonial War Memorial Hospital – Anderson Maternity Unit
12.2016 - 11.2008

Taveuni Sub-divisional Hospital
01.2004 - 04.2003

Graduate Diploma of Nursing Pacific - Nursing

Whitireia Polytechnic

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